Ward and Smith attorney Amy Wooten recently contributed an insightful blog post to the Wake County Bar Association | Tenth Judicial District Bar Blog.
“Checking your professionalism at the door is not a prerequisite to being an advocate for your clients. If anything, to be an excellent advocate for your clients, maintaining the highest degree of professionalism is a critical and necessary skill.”
Acknowledging the challenges that arise when dealing with difficult opposing counsel, Amy notes:
"While battling across the ‘v.’, we can all say and do what we need to do for our clients in ways that don’t act as a disservice to our profession or to one another. Not only can we, but it is incumbent upon us to do so at every opportunity that we have.”
Amy shares a poignant story about an attorney she greatly admires, reflecting on how observing this attorney’s grace and professionalism during a contentious case left a lasting impression on her.
“She reached across that ‘v.’ into enemy territory so to speak and did so with grace, poise, and the full measure of professionalism, making a lasting impression on me.”
Readers can explore Amy Wooten’s full blog post and gain deeper insights into her perspective on professionalism by visiting the Wake County Bar Association | Tenth Judicial District Bar Blog here.
